parents/carers
Post-Diagnosis Autism Workshop
Welcome!
Welcome to the Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorder workshop for parents and carers of young people who recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Below, you will find a collection of videos* recorded by a selection of our Psychologists and Speech and Language Therapists, as well as links to recommended resources. We intend to:
Give an overview of autism
Help you consider how being autistic might impact your young person
Help you consider how to see the world through your child’s eyes
Provide suggestions of strategies, further resources and services which you may find useful
We recommend watching all videos listed on this page. It will be helpful to watch the videos in the order they are presented however, you may wish to revisit specific videos or work through them at your own pace.
Once you have completed the videos, we would highly appreciate a few moments of your time to complete our feedback questionnaire to inform us of what aspects you enjoyed, found useful, or any suggestions for improvement.
*Please note, these videos were recorded in 2020, and we are aware that some of the language and concepts used have now moved on. We aim to take a neuro-affirming approach in our work however, our videos will take longer to update.
Autism workshop session 1 - Introduction to autism
Session one of the Autism workshop provides an overview of the workshop and a brief introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism workshop session 2 - Communication (parts 1-7)
This is part 2 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of young people who have recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This session offers information about different aspects of communication in relation to autistic children and young people. The communication section of this workshop is split into the following parts:
00:00 - Introduction
05:40 - Sensory influence on communication
17:30 - Listening, processing, and understanding
27:40 - Active listening
30:20 - Means, reasons, and opportunities
37:15 - Rules of conversation
45:25 - Strategies, Speech and Language Therapy, and resources
Autism workshop session 3 - Social interaction
This is part 3 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of young people who have recently received a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder. This session offers a brief introduction to social interaction and autistic young people.
Autism workshop session 4 - Imagination
This is part 4 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of young people who have recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This session offers information about imagination and flexible thinking and thinks about what that means for an autistic person.
Autism workshop session 5 - Repetitive interests, behaviours and routines
This is part 5 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of young people who have recently received a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. This session offers a brief introduction to repetitive interests, behaviours and routines.
Autism workshop session 6 - Sensory differences
This is a brief introduction to sensory differences in autistic people. It is part 6 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of autistic young people who have recently received a diagnosis. The links for resources from this video are below:
1. ‘Can you make it to the end?’ (YouTube video)
2. Making Sense of Sensory Behaviour (PDF leaflet)
Autism workshop session 7 - Emotions and behaviour
This is part 7 of the workshop for parents and carers of autistic young people, who have recently received a diagnosis. This session offers information about the pattern of emotional arousal over time, and the behaviours you can expect to see at each stage; as well as ways to support your child.
Autism workshop session 8 - How to help (strategies)
This is part 8 of the workshop for parents and carers of autistic young people, who have recently received a diagnosis. This session offers information about strategies which parents may find useful in supporting their autistic child or young person.
The links to some resources from this video are below:
Autism workshop session 9 - Sharing the diagnosis
This is part 9 of the post diagnostic workshop for parents and carers of autistic young people recently who have received a diagnosis. This session offers a brief introduction to how to share information about Autism Spectrum Disorder with a child or young person. There are also links to resources which young people and their families may find useful.
The links for resources from this video are below:
GENERAL
COMMUNICATION
Social stories by Carol Grey (Book)
ONLINE
YouTube
SUPPORT FOR PARENTS
We hope that you found the workshop informative and useful. We thank you for taking the time to attend and complete the workshop, and we sincerely wish you and your young person the best for the future.
Please click here to take a brief survey to share your experience.